The Arbitration Court of the Dagestan Republic has declared the bankruptcy of Dagestan Airlines, more than a year after Russian authorities withdrew the Makhachkala-based carrier’s air operator’s certificate at the end of 2011.

Ethiopian Airlines has outlined plans to quadruple its Ethiopian Aviation Academy annual student intake by 2025 as part of its Vision 2025 strategic plan.

Kilimanjaro Aviation Logistics Centre (KALC), an affiliate of Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., based in Mwanza, Tanzania, has enhanced its landing permit and overflight permit support services for business aviation operators for all 56 African nations.

Hard on the heels of its memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help modernize China’s air traffic management (ATM) system, Airbus has signed another MOU to extend its cooperation in aviation safety with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for a further five years.

Envac, the underground automated waste collection service, is celebrating further success in the Middle East after winning two projects in Dubai with Emirates Flight Catering Facility (EKFC).

Business aviation activity in North Africa is out-performing global average, according to MEBAA, the association for business aviation across the Middle East and North Africa.

A Thai Airways Airbus A330-300 skidded off the runway after landing at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport late Sunday night.

The world’s airlines posted a cumulative second-quarter net profit of $2.2 billion, a major improvement from the $622 million net loss reported in the year-ago quarter.